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Laxeth; magnetic constrictors; Mithren; monocrystal Twenties. (The contact took place before Starfleet's Prime cortenum; Neelix; Paris, Thomas; Pendrashian cheese; poly- Directive of noninterference was established.) The highly imitasilicate verterium; security access codes; Silmic wine; vert- tive lotians proceeded to use this book as the blueprint for their erium cortenide; Zabee nuts. society, and by 2268, when a second contact was made by the Starship Enterprise, lotian society had become splintered into invidium. A substance formerly used in medical containment- territories ruled by mob bosses. In an effort to help the contamifield generation. Invidium fell out of general use in the 23rd centu- nated society, Captain Kirk assumed the mannerisms of the culry, although a few civilizations continued its application into the ture, and set up a syndicate between the various territorial lead24th century. Invidium had the unusual property of being unde- ers, who agreed that the Federation would return each year to tectable by normal internal sensor scans aboard starships. It was collect a “cut” of the profits. The money would then be used to also highly reactive, capable of triggering spontaneous nucle- steer the planetary government into a more ethical form. (“A osynthesis as well as malfunctions in various high-power sys- Piece of the Action” [TOS]). SEE: Oxmyx, Bela. tems. Invidium used in a medical shipment from the Mikulaks accidentally leaked out of a broken storage canister, causing a ipasaphor. A sticky yellow substance secreted by the palms of variety of serious malfunctions aboard the Enterprise-D in 2366. the hands of Ocampa females undergoing elogium. The ipasThe invidium was rendered inert by flooding contaminated areas aphor makes possible the six-day mating bond during which ferwith gaseous cryonetrium. (“Hollow Pursuits” [TNG]). tilization occurs. Once the ipasaphor appears, the process of mating must begin within 52 hours or conception will not be sucinvisibility screen. SEE: cloaking device, Romulan. cessful. (“Elogium” [VGR]). ion propulsion. Highly efficient spacecraft propulsion system Ireland. One of the British islands on planet Earth. Ireland was that uses magnetic fields to drive electrically charged gases. The reunified in 2025, an example of political change successfully ship from planet Sigma Draconis VI that invaded the Enterprise instigated by violence. (“The High Ground” [TNG]). and stole Spock's brain in 2268 used ion propulsion. The propulsion system left a faint but distinctive ion trail of residual gas that Iresine Syndrome. A very rare neurological disorder in permitted the ship to be tracked. (“Spock's Brain" [TOS]). humanoids characterized by a peculiar electropathic signature in Jem'Hadar warships use ion thrusters for secondary propulsion. the thalamus, and a severely decreased histamine count. Victims (“The Ship” [DS9)). of the disorder, first identified in the 23rd century, would fall suddenly into a coma for approximately 72 hours, Diagnosis could be ion storm. A disruptive space phenomenon characterized by confused by the presense of any of 22 different substances that intense bombardment of charged particles. The U.S.S. Enterprise left electropathic residue resembling that of this disorder. Iresine weathered a severe ion storm in 2267, during which Ben Finney Syndrome was suspected of inducing comas that befell three was apparently killed when his sensor pod was ejected prema- members of the Enterprise-D crew in 2368, but was later ruled turely. Finney was in fact unhurt, but had altered computer out when it was learned they were victims of telepathic memory records to make it appear that Captain Kirk had caused his invasion rape. “Violations” [TNG)). death. (“Court Martial” [TOS)). A dangerous ion storm near the Halkan planet later in 2267 resulted in a severe transporter mal- irillium. Trace element found on planetoid Holberg 917G. When function, causing members of the Enterprise landing party to be found in mineral ryetalyn, irillium renders the ryetalyn useless for transposed with their counterparts from a mirror universe. medicinal purposes. (“Requiem for Methuselah” [TOS]). (“Mirror, Mirror” [TOS]). Irumodic Syndrome. Degenerative disorder that causes proion surfing. An exciting sport. Jake Sisko and Nog experienced gressive deterioration of the synaptic pathways. The disease can an ion surfing program in a holosuite in Quark's bar on DS9. (“The cause senility and eventually death. Treatment of choice for the Visitor” 10s) disorder was peridaxon, though this was simply palliative; no cure existed. (In the anti-time future created by the Q ionizer, transporter. A critical component in a transporter sys- Continuum, Picard suffered from this disorder) (“All Good tem. The transporter ionizer aboard the Starship Enterprise was Things..." [TNGI]). /t seems likely that the “real” Picard may also damaged during the malfunction that accidentally created a par- have the possibility of contracting Irumodic Syndrome. tial duplicate of Captain James Kirk in 2266. (“The Enemy Within" [TOS)). “Is There in Truth No Beauty?” Original Series episode #562. Written by Jean Lisette Aroeste. Directed by Ralph Senensky. ionizing radiation. Any radiation powerful enough to cause cer- Stardate 5630.7. First aired in 1968. A beautiful woman escorts an tain atoms to become electrically charged. Large amounts of ion- alien ambassador so hideously ugly that the sight of him can drive izing radiation were present in the Devolin system, which made a human mad. GUEST CAST: Diana Muldaur as Jones, Dr. locating the hulk of the U.S.S Pegasus difficult. The Enterprise-D ~~ Miranda; David Frankham as Marvick. Laurence; Robert Balver used the natural radiation to its advantage after locating the as Yeoman; Dick Greay, Vince Deadrick, Bill Blackburn, Security Pegasus. Fearing that a nearby Romulan ship would also locate guards; Ralph Garrett as Marvick's stunt double; Alan Gibbs as the ship, the crew of the Enterprise-D blanketed the asteroid con- Stunt double. SEE: Antarean brandy; antigrav; barrier, galactaining the Pegasus with more ionizing radiation, thereby obscur- tic; IDIC; Jones, Dr. Miranda; Kollos; Marvick, Dr. Laurence; ing the jog from the Romulan ship's sensors. (“The Medusans; mind-link; noncorporeal life; sensor web; Uhura. Pegasus" [TNG]). Ml Isabella. (Shay Astar). The “invisible friend” ionogenic particles. Energy type based on slectrically-charged Jy ->r of young Clara Sutter, a child living aboard atoms. Enterprise-D personnel used ionogenic particles in an ’ the Enterprise-D in 2368. At first, Isabella attempt to contain the anionic energy that composed the noncor- was purely the product of Clara's imaginaporeal criminal life-forms from the Ux-Mal star system that i | tion, but a plasma-based life-form living in attempted to commandeer the ship in 2368. Commander La f A nebula FGC-47 materialized in the form of Forge speculated that by flooding the Ten-Forward Lounge with & < Isabella while attempting to investigate the the particles, they could contain the entities that were possessing -t ~ starship. Isabella was trying to determine their crew mates. (“Power Play” [TNG]). xs whether the Enterprise-D posed a threat to in) her species, and whether the ship’s defleclotians. Humanoid inhabitants of planet Sigma lotia II. When the d tor shields would serve as a suitable energy planet was visited by the U.S.S. Horizon in 2168, the crew left source. Isabella's investigation was hambehind a copy of a book entitled Chicago Mobs of the pered because, having assumed the form